Where does “picopump” come from?

picopump (English) comes from English pico, from Cebuano piho, from Spanish fijo, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

picopump (English): A very small pump that is used with microinjections

Definitions

  1. A very small pump that is used with microinjections

Ancestry of “picopump”, step by step

picopump traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpicoClipping of pico de gallo
2Cebuanopihocertain; specific
3Spanishfijofixed; firm; concrete, tangible
4Latinfīxusunwavering
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

via English pump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpumpA device for moving or compressing a liquid or...
2Middle Englishpumpe
3Middle Low Germanpumpepump; a pump
4Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō
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